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Arm Bag, Sokol KV-2, Thagard

This arm bag belongs to the spacesuit that NASA astronaut Norman Thagard wore during the launch on board Soyuz TM-21 on March 14, 1995 enroute to the Mir Space station as a member of the Mir 18 Mission (3/14/95-7/7/95). Dr. Thagard was the first American to participate in a joint Russian-American human flight mission since the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1975. He is also the first American to launch on board a Soyuz spacecraft.

Astronauts used the bag to protect the arm rings of the Sokol KV-2 (Falcon) pressure suit from damage during their stay on board a space station. Each bag is clearly labeled with the Russian word for arm.

This arm bag belongs to the spacesuit that NASA astronaut Norman Thagard wore during the launch on board Soyuz TM-21 on March 14, 1995 enroute to the Mir Space station as a member of the Mir 18 Mission (3/14/95-7/7/95). Dr. Thagard was the first American to participate in a joint Russian-American human flight mission since the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1975. He is also the first American to launch on board a Soyuz spacecraft.

Astronauts used the bag to protect the arm rings of the Sokol KV-2 (Falcon) pressure suit from damage during their stay on board a space station. Each bag is clearly labeled with the Russian word for arm.